A singing DIY enthusiast has been fined £1,000 for making a repeated late night racket.

The noisy neighbour shouted, sang, played loud music and used hammers and power tools into the early hours.

The man, who has not been named, made such a din in his flat in a block of apartments in Deveron Way, Hinckley, that environmental health officers decided to prosecute him.

After receiving continued complaints, the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council issued two warnings, both of which were breached, leading to the case being heard at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on November 6.

The matter was dealt with in the defendant’s absence and he was fined £1,100 and ordered to pay £400 costs and a victim surcharge of £110, the Hinckley Times writes.

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After the case, councillor Kevin Morrell, deputy leader of the borough council and executive member for environmental services, said: “As can be seen from the results of this case, environmental health will take enforcement action against those residents of the borough who have a detrimental effect on the peace and quiet of their neighbours.

Leicester Magistrates' Court (Image: Alex Hannam)

“The level of penalty sends out a clear message from the court that this behaviour will not be tolerated”.

During the court hearing magistrates were told that the noises included hammering, the use of power tools, loud music, shouting and singing both in the evenings and late at night.

The noise would often occur on the landing of the block and so affected many residents.

Informal efforts by the council’s environmental health team to get the perpetrator to control the noise failed and so noise monitoring equipment was installed in a neighbouring property.

This showed that the noise was having a continuous and detrimental effect on residents.

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As a consequence, a community protection warning was served which was soon breached. A more serious community protection notice was served in April.

This notice was breached several times and so the council decided to prosecute.